West Lima, Wisconsin

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West Lima
Unincorporated community
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West Lima
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°32′48″N90°31′50″W / 43.54667°N 90.53056°W / 43.54667; -90.53056 Coordinates: 43°32′48″N90°31′50″W / 43.54667°N 90.53056°W / 43.54667; -90.53056
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Richland
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 608

West Lima is an unincorporated community in the Town of Bloom, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] The community is located at the intersection of County Highway A and County Highway D.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Bloom, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Bloom is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Bloom City and West Lima are located within the Town of Bloom. The unincorporated community of Ash Ridge is also located partially in the town.

Richland County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,021. Its county seat is Richland Center. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named for the high quality of its soil. Some rural areas in the county have their power provided by the Richland Electric Cooperative.

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History

In its heyday West Lima had 700 residents, a teachers' hotel, a brick schoolhouse built in 1920, [2] a post office, a cheese factory, blacksmiths, two milliners, a flour mill, a furniture store, and a hardware store. By the early 1990s its buildings were abandoned and fallen into disrepair. In 1991 several buildings in West Lima were acquired by Xexoxial Endarchy, Ltd., a nonprofit arts and education organization, for use as an intentional community known as Dreamtime Village. The old hotel, with eight rooms and a kitchen, became the home of several permanent residents and temporary housing for guests, who have included Patch Adams and Peter Lamborn Wilson. West Lima remains home to many residents who are not part of Dreamtime Village. [3]

Dreamtime Village

Dreamtime Village is an intentional community in West Lima, Wisconsin, United States, whose residents participate in various permaculture, hypermedia, and sustainability projects. Dreamtime was founded in 1990 by Madison artists mIEKAL aND and Lyx Ish.

Patch Adams Physician, activist, diplomat, author

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries and they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people.

Peter Lamborn Wilson is an American anarchist author, primarily known for advocating the concept of temporary autonomous zones.

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References

  1. ↑ "West Lima, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Richland County People and Places. Richland Center, Wisconsin: Shopping News, 1999
  3. ↑ Darlington, Tenaya. "24 Hours in Dreamtime Village." Isthmus, August 17, 2001


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